Equipment, Office Facilities, and Property

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Equipment, Office Facilities, and Property

8. Equipment, Office Facilities, and Property

Equipment, office facilities, and property are detailed below:


December 31,	2011			2010
Software	$	993		$	902
Buildings		446			438
Information technology equipment		430			405
Leasehold improvements		307			282
Furniture and equipment		131			118
Telecommunications equipment		104			91
Land		59			57
Construction in progress		17			15

Total equipment, office facilities, and property		2,487			2,308
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,802	)		(1,684	)

Total equipment, office facilities, and property – net	$	685		$	624

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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